Hoo boy John, did you catch last week’s Republican-run House hearing featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr.?
Republican leadership *said* the purpose of the hearing was “censorship.” But in the end, it was just another chance for RFK Jr. to advance his embarrassing presidential campaign and lie about his history of pushing racist, homophobic and just plain dangerous, anti-vaccine conspiracy theories.
In an Orwellian lie reminiscent of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump, RFK Jr. told lawmakers he’s “never been anti-vaccine” and, the only reason why anyone would think that, is because of some shadowy conspiracy against him.
John, we live in a time where bad actors brazenly use positions of power to further divide our country and spread dangerous misinformation. Courier Newsroom was founded to fight back, but we can only do that with your support. Can you donate $5 today and help fund fact-based journalism so we can stop the spread of right-wing disinformation in our communities?
In a not-so-shocking twist that will surprise no one, Fox News hosts like Bill Hemmer and Dana Perino gleefully bragged about being the only cable network to air the hearing live.
Rather than fact-checking RFK Jr. like other cable networks, Fox gave him the same unfiltered access to their millions of viewers they usually reserve for Donald Trump or MTG.
John, we know what they’re doing. In the name of “free speech” they’re creating a platform for right-wing bad actors to divide us and spread misinformation.
At Courier we fight back by doing the exact opposite. At eight local newsrooms, our journalists are dedicated to getting the facts about real stories that matter, in addition to providing readers with the context to fully understand what’s happening.
That means making it clear when conspiracy theorists are peddling verifiably false claims.
But our talented team can’t do any of that work without your financial support. None of our stories are locked behind paywalls or subscription fees, which means our journalists depend on contributions from people like you to help fund their work.
That’s why we’re reaching out today, John. If you want to see Fox News and right-wing bad actors held accountable, pitch in $5 or anything you can today to help Courier Newsroom keep up our important work.
Thank you,
The Courier Newsroom Team
